|
The Schweizer cargo glider designs were a series of design proposals made to the United States Army Air Forces by the Schweizer Aircraft Corporation of Elmira, New York during the Second World War. None of the designs was accepted by the USAAF and no cargo gliders were built by Schweizer during the war.〔Schweizer, Paul A: ''Wings Like Eagles, The Story of Soaring in the United States'', pages 82-87. Smithsonian Institution Press, 1988. ISBN 0-87474-828-3〕 The four designs proposed are of note due to having been assigned Schweizer model numbers. Due to the lack of production of these designs, Schweizer concentrated on designing and building the TG-2 and TG-3 training gliders instead. When the training glider contracts were completed Schweizer turned to subcontract work for other aircraft manufacturers. This trend continued after the war when Schweizer would increasingly turn to subcontract work to supplement the small amount of revenue realized from designing and building gliders.〔 ==Background== The German use of glider-borne attack〔 on the Belgian fortress of Eben-Emael and their use in the Battle of Crete convinced the US military that they would need glider-borne forces of their own.〔Schweizer, Paul A: ''Wings Like Eagles, The Story of Soaring in the United States'', pages 78. Smithsonian Institution Press, 1988. ISBN 0-87474-828-3〕 The US Army had no glider pilot training program. Neither did they have any training or assault gliders when the war began. The USAAF, the US Navy and Marines all embarked on ambitious glider programs, starting in April 1941, some nine months prior to the Attack on Pearl Harbor and US entry into the war.〔 Once the services had commenced procurement of training gliders, such as the Frankfort TG-1 and Schweizer TG-2 and schools were being set up, military attention turned to development of operational gliders for air assault use.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Schweizer cargo glider designs」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|